GLTirebiter

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  Any tips for safe web surfing?

  by compound complex in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  greetings to all who surf shark-infested internet waters.. after i was hit by ransomware the other day, i did research on so-called safe sites.

  it seems more and more sites are being infected deliberately by hackers.

  i went to a legit-looking site on a famous artist and -- wham!

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  Keep everything you run up-to-date (that means replacing an old Windows XP machine, because XP isn't supported any more).

  Use Chrome, Firefox or Opera instead of Internet Explorer. As the biggest target, IE attracts the most attention from the evil-doers.

  Set your browser to the tightest security settings you can tolerate, including Javascript settings.

  Use Ad-Block and Flash-block browser extensions. Be wary of where any Flash content comes from before you run it.

  Use a good anti-virus program and Spybot Search-and-Destroy.

  Set up a guest account on your computer and use that for web browsing, not a "computer administrator" account.
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  Are Elders Mandated Reporters or not? (California)

  by awakenyr2004 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i know clergy are mandated here in california but are elders considered clergy?.

  father is on drugs and since confessed.

  " father of the year, right!

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  Link to summary of clergy reporting laws by state (US Dep't of Health and Human Services--PDF file).

  I believe the oldest daughter was telling on the father (to the elders) the entire year

  In California (and many other states) the clergy privilege is limited to "pastoral communications". Communications including victims, witnesses and other third parties may not be considered to be "pastoral" and not exempt from the reporting requirement. To know if that applies to the elders' contact with the daughter, you would need the advice of an attorney familiar with the law, especially how the courts interpret what is (and is not) pastoral communications.
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  Why was the Book of Enoch omitted from the Bible..

  by jam in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the book of enoch taught women magic, the art of war.

  and cosmetic..they felt this book was too far out in left field.. the show "bible secrets revealed".. ok, magic vs having a monster baby by a angel.. so happy they omitted that book, otherwise women would.

  be leaders of the militaries.

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  It depends on whose Bible you're talking about. Enoch follows the pentatuch in the Ethiopian Orthodox Bible.
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  Do You Believe That Jehovah's Witnesses Should Be Outlawed As They Are In Some Countries?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  or do you believe they have the right to practice their religion, as they do?.

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  If the Warchtower Society was outlawed, its members soon would be sucked into some other high-control group. It would be better to innoculate them with understanding and critical thinking skills, so they learn to be nobody's fool.
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  Are you a Kentucky Derbie Fan

  by designs in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  do you have a favorite.

  do you bet on the ponies.. gotta pull for california chrome..

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  GLTirebiter

  I loved the story - the humble beginnings and a couple guys who did it out of love for the animal.

  Yes, the story reminds me of Seabiscuit: a horse nobody else believed in, a trainer who was "too old", from a California track the elite owners considered a backwater, and owners who were too foolish to listen to the "experts". Next up: Preakness!
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  Materialists, Jehovah's Witnesses & Biblical Christianity

  by Perry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  materialist.

  jehovahs witness.

  biblical christian.

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  GLTirebiter

  What's a Materialist again?

  Materialist philosophy holds that reality is comprised soley by material things; in other words, that matter, energy, space and time define the closed universal set of all things.
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  Had a lovely Baptism and First Communion.

  by quellycatface in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i honestly feel very light and free.. made to feel very welcome and accepted just for being me.. never knew being a christian would feel this good!!!!.

  happy easter.

  christ is risen..

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  GLTirebiter

  (Sorry, double post)
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  Had a lovely Baptism and First Communion.

  by quellycatface in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i honestly feel very light and free.. made to feel very welcome and accepted just for being me.. never knew being a christian would feel this good!!!!.

  happy easter.

  christ is risen..

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  GLTirebiter

  May the Lord's grace be with you always. Congratulations!
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  How many did NOT get invited to the Memorial?

  by Ding in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i didn't.. i must really be wicked....

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  No, nobody tucked an invitation into the screen door this year.
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  Took my son (5 yrs) shooting for his first time.

  by dazed but not confused in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i went with my neighbor to an outdoor shooting range in the pawnee national grasslands in colorado.

  its about 2 hours northeast of denver.

  it was awesome.

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  GLTirebiter

  It looks like a fun day! A suggestion re. picture #1, teach him to watch how he places his left hand--the thumb is close to the slide--a little closer, and it would really hurt (no need to ask how I learned THAT lesson, which I will never forget!).